Português
Between Inês and Pedro, in real life, love reached the intensity and tragic consequences of the fictionalized romances of antiquity, thus becoming a timeless and universal event. The historical facts of the 14th century and the emotional lyrical imagery, in which the purity of love intersects with the brutality of Dona Inês de Castro’s murder and Pedro’s revenge, have remained for posterity. Many authors, both Portuguese and foreign, have contributed to perpetuating the story and the legend, and Garcia de Resende and Luís de Camões are undoubtedly central figures in the lyrical approach to the loves of Pedro and Inês.
The Trovas à Morte de Inês de Castro, by Garcia de Resende, are the oldest poetic composition on this theme to date and, in addition to their poetic beauty, offer us the chance to appreciate the characteristics of traditional medieval writing. And the stanzas that Camões dedicates to him in Canto III of Os Lusíadas, of classicist inspiration, perhaps reach the highest point of poetic literature on this tragic and supreme romance. But this edition also includes two other remarkable pieces: Bocage’s Cantata à Morte de Inês de Castro, and the beautiful Soneto dos Túmulos by the poet who sang Inês the most in the 20th century: Afonso Lopes Vieira. The tombs, sumptuously sculpted, are said to have been placed face to face in the transept of the Monastery of Alcobaça by Dom Pedro’s design: eye to eye, this is how they will meet on the day of their ascension to a new life.
Collection: Anthology
Author: Garcia de Resende, Luís de Camões, Bocage e Afonso Lopes Vieira
Language: Portuguese
Measurements: 126×188 mm (hardcover)
Pages: 92
Publisher: TEGNER-publishing, Lda
Chancela: CARRACK books
First edition: June 2023
